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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-forestry-england-and-wales-regulations-1999/schedule-2/paragraph-1A",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2228",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-forestry-england-and-wales-regulations-1999",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/1A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1A",
  "heading": "Descriptions of projects in England not likely to have significant effects on the environment",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of regulation 3(3), and subject to regulations 6(3) and 7(6), a project in England of a type, description and size specified in columns 1, 2 and 3 of each entry in the Table below, is to be treated as being not likely to have significant effects on the environment in accordance with column 4 of the appropriate entry.\n(2) This paragraph applies subject to paragraph 3 of this Schedule.\nTable\nRow\nColumn 1\nType of project\nColumn 2\nDescription of land covered, or proposed to be covered, by the project\nColumn 3\nSize of area of land covered, or proposed to be covered, by the project\nColumn 4\nLikelihood of the project having significant effects on the environment\n1\nAfforestation\nThe land, or part of the land, is in a sensitive area which is a National Park or an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty\n2 hectares or less\nUnlikely to have significant effects\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n4\nAfforestation\nNo part of the land is in a sensitive area\n2 hectares or less\nUnlikely to have significant effects\n5\nAfforestation\nNo part of the land is in a sensitive area\nMore than 2, but no more than 5, hectares\nUnlikely to have significant effects, unless written notification is given by the appropriate forestry body pursuant to regulation 3A\n6\nAfforestation\nNo part of the land is in a sensitive area and the area is a low-risk area\nMore than 5, but no more than 50, hectares\nUnlikely to have significant effects, unless written notification is given by the appropriate forestry body pursuant to regulation 3B\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n9\nDeforestation\nThe land, or part of the land, is in a sensitive area which is a National Park or an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty\n0.5 hectares or less\nUnlikely to have significant effects\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n12\nDeforestation\nNo part of the land is in a sensitive area\n1 hectare or less\nUnlikely to have significant effects\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n15\nForest road works\nNo part of the land is in a sensitive area\n1 hectare or less\nUnlikely to have significant effects\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n18\nForest quarry works\nNo part of the land is in a sensitive area\n1 hectare or less\nUnlikely to have significant effects\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 1A inserted (E.) (16.5.2017) by The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/592), regs. 1(1), 24(4) (with regs. 1(3), 28)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 1A(1) inserted (17.9.2018) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/942), regs. 1(2), 8(8)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 1A(1) substituted (17.9.2018) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/942), regs. 1(2), 8(8)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 1A table omitted (17.9.2018) by virtue of The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/942), regs. 1(2), 8(8)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 1A heading substituted (17.9.2018) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/942), regs. 1(2), 8(8)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2228/schedule/2/paragraph/1A",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}